Darricades, Patrick
PATRICK DARRICADES (Canada) learned to play bridge as a teenager but quickly became more interested in the theory of the game than in playing it competitively. His studies of the statistical work of J-R. Vernes (conceptor of The Law of Total Tricks) led to his first book Optimal Hand Evaluation.
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Darwen, Hugh
Hugh Darwen (UK) ran monthly double dummy contests for the last sixty years in numerous magazines, including Bridge magazine, International Popular Bridge Monthly, and Bridge Plus. These have continued, informally, at his website www.doubledummy.net.
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Dawson, Dennis
Dennis Dawson (Santa Fe) is a professional bridge player and teacher, and is an ACBL Grand Life Master.
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de Tessières, Godefroy
Champion du monde par paires juniors à Montréal en 2002, champion de France par paires mixtes en 2012 et diplômé d’une école de productique, il s’est éloigné de sa carrière d’ingénieur pour se consacrer au bridge. Il est désormais un enseignant apprécié à Paris comme à Lyon, où il vient de s’installer
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Delmouly, Claude
Claude Delmouly (1924-2005) fut membre de la première équipe française à remporter les olympiades, à Turin en 1960. Le champion devint vite « le professeur », surnom qu'adopta tout le monde du bridge en référence à ses exceptionnels talents de pédagogue. Chroniqueur régulier dans les différents journaux de bridge français, Claude Delmouly fut aussi l'auteur de nombreux livres, parmi lesquels, en collaboration avec Jacques Parienté Bridge d'aujourd'hui, qui révolutionna la compréhension des enchères. À ce jour, Claude Delmouly reste le seul « professeur émérite » jamais distingué par la Fédération Française de Bridge.
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DeSerpa, Allan
Allan DeSerpa is a professor of economics at Arizona State University. He continually dabbles in bridge bidding theory and, every ten years or so, he writes a book. Other titles include The Mexican Contract (1980) and Principles of Logical Bidding (1997). His motivation for writing Sixpack? He woke up one morning and decided that the sixth keycard deserved more respect.
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Diamond, Lawrence
Lawrence Diamond (USA) is a Gold Life Master with multiple Bracket 1 and Flight A wins. In 2014, he ranked 265th on the Barry Crane Top 500 list.
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Diosy, Andrew
Dr. Andrew Diosy (1924-2012) was a physician specializing in internal medicine, whose hobbies included bridge and chess. Born in Hungary, he moved to Canada after the Hungarian uprising in 1957, and lived in Toronto, Ontario.
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Downey, Ned
Ned Downey is the owner/operator of the Maui Bridge Club, in Kihei, Hawaii and an ACBL accredited Star teacher. He teaches regularly in his club and on board cruise ships.
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Dufresne, Mary Ann
MARY ANN DUFRESNE (Florida) is a retired U.S. government project manager. She lives in Weeki Wachee — mermaid country — with her beloved menagerie of furry dependents, and is a full-time bridge teacher.
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